Predicting Divorce at Marital Therapy Intake: Wives' Distress and the Marital Status Inventory.

Crane, D. Russell

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ERIC Number: EJ305216

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Publication Date: 1984

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Predicting Divorce at Marital Therapy Intake: Wives' Distress and the Marital Status Inventory.

Crane, D. Russell

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, v10 n3 p305-12 Jul 1984

Tested the reliability and validity of the Marital Status Inventory (MSI), a measure of divorce potential (N=241 couples). Compound probability for five clinical sites supported the contention that, overall, wives' are more distressed than their husbands. The MSI was also able to identify couples who later divorced. (JAC)

Descriptors: Divorce, Marriage Counseling, Predictive Validity, Psychological Characteristics, Sex Differences, Spouses

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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